Fishing apparatus



Oct. 7, 1952 A KRUZE 2,612,712

' FISHING APPARATUS Filed Oct. 15, 1947 I 2 SHEETS-SHEET l Oct. 7, 1952 Filed Oct. 13, 1947 Fig. 7.

A; A. KRUZE FISHING APPARATUS 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 Inventor Andrew A. Kruze 4016 By M Oil/WW Em I Fatented Oct. 7, 1952 .2,612,712 "FISHING? APPARATUS I =hndrewAaKr uze, Detroit, Mich. 7 Application October "1-3, 1947, se ia1Nat7a-459 The present invention relates to -new and use ful improvements infishing apparatus or equipment designed "for use with fishing lines, and more particularly to means for holding the lower end of a fishing line in a positionwhere the'iline will extend substantially horizontally below the surface of the water by the action o'f'thecurrent of a stream or by the movement of a'locat to which the apparatus is attached.

An important object of the invention is to provide a vertically disposed line guide which projects downwardly a substantial distance below the surface of the water and through which the fishing line may be reeled in or paid out and arranged whereby the lower end of the fishing line may be maintained at a substantially uniform depth while trolling and to avoid entanglement of the line with weeds floating on. the surface of the water.

A further object of the invention is ito'provide a fishing apparatus of this character which may be used for ice fishing as well asfor attaching the same to a boat.

A still further object is to provide an apparatus of this character of imple and practical construction, which is efiibientand reliable in operation, which may be easily and quickly attached in position for fishing from a boat or from a hole in ice, and which otherwise is well adapted for the purposes for-which the same is intended. I

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view showing the device attached to a boat and with parts broken away and shown in section;

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view;

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on a line 33 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the attaching arm for the upper end of the device;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the pivotal connector for the upper end of the line guide tube;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the fitting at the lower end of the line guide tube for attaching a lifting cord thereto;

Figure 7 is a side elevational view illustrating 3'1Claims. (01. 743-4) I numeral 5 designates a supporting arm having the device in use for fishing thru a hole in the ice; and

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on a line 88 of Figure '7.

. end with a similar coupling I1.

1 an offset portion 6 for seating on the upper edge of a gunwale I of a boat and secured in a horizontal, outwardly projecting position thereon by a screw or the like 8. I

The outer end of the-arm 5 is bifurcated as shown at 9 and an apertured ear I0 is positioned:

and pivoted thereto by means of a pin II. ,The

ear Ifl'is formed at one side of a cylindrical line.

guide I2 which is positioned vertically and formed in its lower portion with a cylindrical recess I3 having a coupling I4 rotatably .positioned therein. The coupling is provided (with an annular external groove I5 in which the inner end of a set screw I5a carried by theline guide I2 projectsto hold the couplingin' the lower end of the line guide. I

A flexible metal tube I6'has its lowerend secured in the coupling I4 and extends'downwardly therefrom and is provided at its lower The coupling I! is rotatably mounted in a cylindrical recess I8 in the upper end of a lower line guide I9, the couplingl'l also being formed with an external annular groove 20 receiving a set screw2 Ia carried by a lower line guide. I9 to retain the lower guide in the recess I8.

The lower line guide I9 is formed at diametrically opposite sides with horizontallyprojecting ears 2I and 22 having openings 23 and 241espectively therein.

A lifting cord or rope 25 has its lower end attached in the opening 23 and extends upwardly into a position within reach by an occupant of the boat to swing the tube I6 upwardly on the pivot II, when desired.

A weight or sinker 2B is provided with a bore 21 extending therethrough for slidably mounting on the tube I6 whereby the weight will normally ride downwardly on the tube for resting on the lower line guide I9, as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings.

In the operation of the device, and with the parts thereof assembled in the manner as shown in Figure l of the drawings, the arm 5 is attached to the gunwale I of a boat so as to support the tube I6 in a perpendicular position outwardly at one side of the boat and with the lower guide I9 substantially below the surface of the water.

'A fishing line (not shown) is inserted through the upper line guide I2, tube I 6 and lower line guide I9 to extend below the lower line guide whereby, as the boat 1 moves forwardly, the lower end of the line will be pulled through the water Referring now to the drawings in detail,.1the

3 in substantially a horizontal position below the surface of the water.

. When a fish is caught, the line is pulled upwardly through the tube 16 as far as possible, and I 29 and with the tube I6 extending perpendicu:

larly through the hole.

The arm is supported on a suitable trestle 3 9 to hold the upper line guide l2 in a raised position and the arm 5 may be attached to a fishing 1" pole 31 by conventional clamps 32 and in a position so the fishing line 33 will extend downwardly through the tube 15 and through the lower line guide l9;

If desired, the weight or sinker 26 m'ay be removed from the tube l5 and attached to the opening 24 in the ear 22 by a line 34 so that the sinker will 'res't'on the bottomcf the stream.

In view of the foregoing description taken in art. 'A more detaileddescription is accordingly deemedunnecessary. I, g

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment'o'f the invention, the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1,1. A fishing apparatus comprising a flexible tubular line guide, a supporting member adapted to be secured to a supporting structure, means attached'to one end of the guide and pivotally secured to the member for connecting the member and guide, a socket member attached to the other end of the guide and having an outwardly projecting ear, a sinker having'a cylindrical bore receiving the guide, said sinker 'resting upon the socket member to retain the guide extended and straight, and an'actuating cord attached to the car adapted to be manually actuated for flexing V the guide.

2. A fishing line guide attachment for boats, said attachment comprisin a flexible tube having upper and lower ends, a cylindrical line guide having a socket in which the upper end of said tube is secured, a second cylindrical line guide having a socket in which ,the lower end of said tubeis secured, a'support member pivoted to the first named line guide, a" sinker supported by said second line guide at the lower end of said tube for retaining the tube extended and straight,

. said sinker having a smooth surfaced cylindrical bore receiving the tube, and an operating cord attached to said second line guide adapted to be manually pulled for flexing the tube to raise the lower end of the tube.

'3. A fishing line guide comprising an elongated support member having a means at one end for securing the same to a supporting structure, a flexible tube having upper and lower ends, an upper cylindricalline guide having a socket in which the upper end of said tube is secured, an ear forming'part of the upper, guide pivoted to the other end of the base member, a lower line guide havinga socket in which thelower end of the tube is'secured, and a weight supported by the lower line guide retaining the tube extended and straight. I

. ANDREW A. KRUZE.

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